ATW NewsClips - London

The Times UK

Julie Walters: I'm a super trouper!
The Mamma Mia star reveals how a nurse and a nun inspired her to defy her Irish family and take to the stage

Mamma Mia! Björn to run (and run, and run, and run...)
As the movie version of the stage smash hit is released, we look at the enduring appeal of the show and the Abba music that inspired it

The Guardian

A legend lightens up
Interview: Meryl Streep nearly does the splits for Stuart Jeffries

And now for a Holocaust musical
Theatre: After some mighty flops like All Bob's Women and Gone With the Wind, how will a show set in Warsaw's ghetto fare on the West End?

Once Upon a Time, Adelphi, Liverpool Playhouse
When William Towle became manager of the Liverpool Adelphi in 1912, he made it his intention to transform it into the finest hotel in Europe. He may have come to regret modelling the restaurant on the smoking room of the Titanic.

The Guardian Performing Arts Blog

Andy Field: Games for grown-ups
Lyn Gardner: Will theatre be saved by pulling rabbits from a hat?

Daily Telegraph

The dark delights of DH Lawrence in love - and at war
Charles Spencer reviews On the Rocks at Hampstead Theatre.

Whatsonstage.com

* Walliams Gets West End Debut in No Man's Land
* Webb & Fat Pig Co-stars Talk Heavy at WOS Q&A

London Theatre Guide

2007 Box Office Data Report shows theatre boom
The Society of London Theatre 2007 Box Office Data Report is now available, and with last year breaking almost all box office records it makes for interesting reading.